BURNABY, British Columbia, April 15 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * Feeling good, feeling free - autonomy the key to happiness, says SFU study * If you can't get no satisfaction, then maybe it's because happiness does not only stem from pleasure or a meaningful existence. Instead, a new Simon Fraser University study suggests that freedom is the key to happiness. Researchers found that while positive feelings and pleasure are important, autonomy and the freedom to make your own choices is a better gauge of happin more PR

PERTH, Australia, April 15 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid * Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam with music blasting through the radio, and found your mind drifting off in a daydream? There might be a reason. A new study from Murdoch University, in collaboration with The Sydney Music, Mind, and Body Lab, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at The University of Sydney, has found that both music and traffic noise can make people's imagination more vivid.  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nelson, Riley named finalists in research and innovation vice chancellor search * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced two finalists for the vice chancellor for research and innovation position. Selected through an internal search, the candidates will participate in interviews with faculty, staff, stakeholders, students and administrators April 21-22. Announced by Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Ankerson on April 15, finalists are Jennif more PR

SINGAPORE, April 15 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS study confirms that guessing before learning improves memory in language learning * The study is one of the first to test the science behind the word-picture "pre-testing" exercises used in popular language-learning applications Learning a second language is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with millions of people turning to digital tools and mobile applications to pick up a new language at their own pace. But what makes some m more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: * * * Driven by Discovery: Psychology Faculty Partner With Their Students on Research When senior Amelia Lawrence first volunteered to join assistant professor Micayla Lacey's lab, she didn't realize research was an integral part of study in the Wilkes Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences. "I didn't even think it was an opportunity that undergraduate students had, so I had no expectations," Lawrence says. "I'm so glad I did it, because it cha more PR